The LSU Tigers got a much needed win on Saturday as the Bayou Bengals pulled off a 27-24 win at Arkansas. It was not pretty, as LSU was penalized nine times, lost its starting corners, one to injury, the other to an ejection and the defense once again gave up some big passing plays. But Coach Ed Orgeron liked how his team fought.
“Grit, will to win, we got this coach, everybody stuck together, everybody stayed in the game the whole the time, coaches stuck together, you could just feel that the whole week, hopefully that’s the way things are going to be from now, we can build on,” said Orgeron.
LSU easily won the time of possession as they possessed the ball for nearly 42 minutes. Running back Tyrion Davis-Price rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Freshman quarterback TJ Finley had a nice bounce back performance after turning it over three times in a loss to Auburn last time out. Against Arkansas, Finley threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns and led LSU on a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.
Arkansas quarterback Felipe Franks threw for 339 yards and a touchdown. He hit on some long pass plays, but there were only a couple of missed assignments by LSU’s defense.
The Tigers also got a critical interception by Jabril Cox, which led to a short touchdown run by Davis-Price.
LSU improves to 3-3 and they’ll be back on the road on Saturday at Texas A-and-M for a 6 PM kickoff.
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